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Tobacco jar — William I of Germany, Conta and Boehme, Pössneck, ca. 1880

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1880

Tobacco jar — William I of Germany, Conta and Boehme, Pössneck, ca. 1880 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1880. The museum's brief description reads: Porcelain tobacco box and lid formed as the Emperor William I of Germany seated on a throne, decorated with enamel, Conta and Boehme, Germany, ca.

1880.. Museum description: Porcelain tobacco box and lid in form of the Emperor seated on a throne. The museum record gives material recorded as porcelain; place associated: Pössneck. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
porcelain

Technical characteristics

Technique
Porcelain, with enamel decoration.
Place recorded
Pössneck

Identification

Museum object name
Tobacco jar
Museum object number
C.90:1-2001
Museum system number
O65374

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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